“Wow! You were so kind to that little boy!” a pediatric resident told me with a saccharine and insincere tone. I was a third-year medical student, and she’d pulled me aside after she’d witnessed me ...

Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) and Down syndrome are both conditions that are present at birth. While they both affect facial appearance, development, and physical health, they have different causes.

COLUMBUS, Ohio - An Ohio law makes it illegal for doctors to perform an abortion if they know the woman’s reason for the termination is a Down syndrome diagnosis – even after Ohio voters enshrined ...

Emma McLean is a 6-year-old girl who loves Taylor Swift, reading books, playing the drums and hanging with her little sister. While Emma has Down syndrome — specifically a rare type called Mosaic Down ...

"Mostly I'm sad you’ll never have the privilege of knowing my daughter." — -- Courtney Baker took more than a year to write and mail a letter she had been thinking about since she was pregnant ...

Down syndrome is a genetic disorder caused by an extra copy of chromosome 21. Along with causing intellectual disability and physical health issues, this condition may make a person more prone to ...

Seattle mom Rebecca Partridge is exploring a resource she wishes she had years ago while raising her son, Josh. A new online hub provides families with a central location to educate themselves and ...

Researchers have identified a gene that causes heart defects in Down syndrome, a condition that results from an additional copy of chromosome 21. Reducing the overactivity of this gene partially ...

A new study identifies distinct molecular and immune subtypes across individuals with Down syndrome, offering new insights that could lead to personalized medicine approaches for the clinical ...